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Thursday, 6 October 2016

County Cups

There has been a change to the format of the County Cups following the County AGM in August. They will no longer be knock-out competitions, but one-off end-of-season matches between clubs nominated by the Wolverhampton League and the NSDCA. They will also be restricted to clubs based within the Staffordshire County Boundaries as defined in Article 2 of the County Constitution. Unfortunately, this means that Alsager, Crewe, Holmes Chapel and Macclesfield will not be eligible to be nominated. The revised County Cup Rules can be found here.

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Board Count/Board Elimination Rules

Several people have asked for clarification of the Board Count/Board Elimination rules used to determine the result of drawn matches in cup competitions. Please click here to view a brief explanation of how these rules are applied.